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Author : Wesley Gottlock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781450773522
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book Lost Amusement Parks of the Hudson Valley written by Wesley Gottlock and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wesley Gottlock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781537298474
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (984 download)
Download or read book Lost Amusement Parks of the Hudson Valley written by Wesley Gottlock and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-04 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For hundreds of years throughout the world amusement parks have appealed to "the kid in all of us." Starting in the 1870's, a bourgeoning population along the Hudson River Valley and in New York City created a need for recreational outlets. With the valley's natural beauty, its access to waterfront cities, and its proximity to the nation's largest metropolis, entrepreneurs were quick to respond.The mass appeal of large parks such as Coney Island and Palisades Amusement Park has been documented thoroughly. The authors highlight some of the lesser known amusement parks, now largely forgotten, that entertained millions into the 20th century.
Author : Barbara Gottlock
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625845561
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Lost Amusement Parks of New York City written by Barbara Gottlock and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical tour of fun and frolic in the five boroughs—including photos from the good old days. Coney Island is an iconic symbol of turn-of-the-century New York—but many other amusement parks have thrilled the residents of the five boroughs. Strategically placed at the end of trolley lines, railways, public beaches, and waterways, these playgrounds for the rich and poor alike first appeared in 1767. From humble beginnings, they developed into huge sites like Fort George, Manhattan’s massive amusement complex. Each park was influenced by the culture and eclectic tastes of its owners and patrons—from the wooden coasters at Staten Island’s Midland Beach to beer gardens on Queens’ North Beach and fireworks blasting from the Bronx’s Starlight Park. As real estate became more valuable, these parks disappeared. With this historical tour, you can rediscover the thrills of the past from the lost amusement parks of New York City.
Author : Wesley Gottlock
Publisher : Lost
ISBN 13 : 9781626191037
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Lost Amusement Parks of New York City written by Wesley Gottlock and published by Lost. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book emphasizes the rise and fall of amusement parks in New York City from the turn of the 20th century through the 1960s, which had unique histories and fond memories of their own and the fearless entrepreneurs who created them. Many of the special attractions in these parks appealed to the city's burgeoning population during this period"--
Author : Carrie Cooke Ketterman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439666466
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Lost Amusement Parks of Kentuckiana written by Carrie Cooke Ketterman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time, the banks of the Ohio River provided an ideal location where amusement parks thrived - the area simply known as "Kentuckiana!" Picnic grounds flourished and steamboat travel was abundant at the coast the Ohio River known as "Kentuckiana." Popular amusement parks such as Glenwood Park, Rose Island, White City, Fontaine Ferry, and Kiddieland welcomed visitors as early as 1902, and the more successful parks continued to operate well into the 1960s. Visitors to these parks enjoyed steamboat excursions, live music, rides, games, picnics, sporting events, and more. These parks were not only for amusement seekers but also for keen businessmen like David Rose, who purchased Fern Grove in 1923 and renamed the park Rose Island. Transportation businesses thrived, with steamboats like the Idlewild (now the Belle of Louisville) providing regular transportation to the parks along the Ohio River. In addition to an increase in river traffic, companies like the New Albany Traction Company purchased the area that would become Glenwood Park from the well-known Beharrel family, of New Albany, Indiana, and provided rail transportation to their park.
Author : Dinah Williams
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1684028574
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Abandoned Amusement Parks written by Dinah Williams and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is something both sad and creepy about an abandoned amusement park. Perhaps it’s because a place that was once packed with fun seekers has become slowly choked with weeds. Or maybe it’s because the sound of kids’ excited laughter has been replaced with the quiet creaking of rusted rides. When the only visitors are the spirits of those who died there long ago, an amusement park can be a scary place to visit. Among the 11 amusement parks in this book, children will discover a roller coaster left to rot after nearly killing its passengers, a theme park that is now home to alligators and snakes, and the ghost of a man who is still trying to take a ride on a Ferris wheel that stopped working years ago. The haunting photographs and chilling nonfiction text will keep children turning the pages to discover more spooky stories.
Author : Jennifer Renee ST.Pierre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692347430
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Frontier Town Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now written by Jennifer Renee ST.Pierre and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frontier Town Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now is a coffee table style book that documents the conception, life, and closing of the beloved Adirondack Mountain's historically based theme park called "Frontier Town." With America being romanced by Western movies on the big screen and television, the country was ready for a western themed amusement park. Arthur Bensen, Edward Ovensen and Magnus Anderson, three Long Island Norwegian-American friends came together to open America's first western themed amusement park located in North Hudson, NY yet it was set to the traditions of the 1800's old west while offering local trade crafts and wares. The first year it drew over 40,000 visitors with little advertising. Over the next 45 years the park continued to host millions of visitors, and averaged over 300 employees and volunteers per season. The park included a collection of genuine log buildings which formed a traditional frontier town, a professional rodeo arena, a historical industrial section that included a grist mill, saw mill, forge, and ice house. It also included a traditional Native American village, animals, stage coach rides, and a fort with a full cavalry. This book documents the history of Frontier Town through professional photography as well as visitor's snapshots that are combined with historical storytelling that give the reader a feel of what Frontier Town was all about! Tammy Whitty-Brown's gift of gab and historical connections combined with her storytelling abilities and Jennifer Renee ST.Pierre's equestrian background and photography are showcased with their love of Adirondack history
Author : Wesley Gottlock
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)
Download or read book Lost Towns of the Hudson Valley written by Wesley Gottlock and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using vintage images, this book illuminates life in the lost towns of the Hudson Valley region of New York.
Author : Thom Johnson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738546087
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Bannerman Castle written by Thom Johnson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For generations, boaters and train passengers have been mystified and intrigued by the sight of a castlelike structure looming in the Hudson River, near Fishkill. Bannerman Castle unveils the history of this site: an island arsenal, built to resemble a Scottish castle. The story begins in 1900, when Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island--officially Pollepel but later called Bannerman's Island--for storing used military goods purchased from the government. A native of Scotland, Bannerman designed his arsenal to resemble a Scottish castle.
Author : Seph Lawless
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510723382
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Abandoned written by Seph Lawless and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Huffington Post called him “a master of the abandoned”—and for good reason. The “artivist” known only as Seph Lawless has spent the last ten years photo-documenting the America that was left behind in the throes of economic instability and overall decline—decrepit shopping malls, houses, factories, even amusement parks. Through nearly two hundred gorgeous and elegiac photographs, Abandoned details Lawless’s journey into what was once the very heart of American entertainment: the amusement park. Lawless visits deserted parks across the country, capturing in stark detail their dilapidated state, natural overgrowth, and obvious duality of sad and playful symbolism. Previously self-published as Bizarro, this updated edition of Lawless’s photographic tribute to decaying American amusement parks contains new content and a new foreword. For the first time, the famed photojournalist Seph Lawless makes his moving work available in a stunning trade edition.
Author : Lisa LaMonica
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625840896
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Haunted Catskills written by Lisa LaMonica and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-28 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the ghosts who wander these upstate New York mountains—includes photos! Washington Irving called the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York a “spellbound region”—and the ghosts that linger from more than four hundred years of history provide proof of Irving's intuition. In Hudson, Maggie Houghtaling’s ghost haunts the Register-Star building, where she was hanged in 1817 for murdering her child—a crime for which she was later cleared. The ghost of a young Native American girl haunts Claverack Creek, where she threw herself into the water when her father forbade her to be with the man she loved. In Greenport, Peter Hallenbeck was murdered by his nephews in his home, where his spirit still lingers. Discover these and other eerie tales of hauntings in the Catskill Mountains in this collection of fascinating stories and local lore.
Author : Hudson River Maritime Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467103306
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Hudson River Lighthouses written by Hudson River Maritime Museum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lighthouses were built on the Hudson River in New York between 1826 to 1921 to help guide freight and passenger traffic. One of the most famous was the iconic Statue of Liberty. This fascinating history with photos will bring the time of traffic along the river alive. Set against the backdrop of purple mountains, lush hillsides, and tidal wetlands, the lighthouses of the Hudson River were built between 1826 and 1921 to improve navigational safety on a river teeming with freight and passenger traffic. Unlike the towering beacons of the seacoasts, these river lighthouses were architecturally diverse, ranging from short conical towers to elaborate Victorian houses. Operated by men and women who at times risked and lost their lives in service of safe navigation, these beacons have overseen more than a century of extraordinary technological and social change. Of the dozens of historic lighthouses and beacons that once dotted the Hudson River, just eight remain, including the iconic Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor's great monument to freedom and immigration, which served as an official lighthouse between 1886 and 1902. Hudson River Lighthouses invites readers to explore these unique icons and their fascinating stories.
Author : Marisa L. Berman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738598224
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)
Download or read book Nunley's Amusement Park written by Marisa L. Berman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nunley s Amusement Park in Baldwin, New York, was a beloved family destination for Long Islanders from 1939 until it closed in 1995. The park s most notable attraction was its famed Stein & Goldstein carousel. The Nunley family established numerous amusement parks in the Long Island area, such as those found in Bethpage, Rockaway Beach, and Broad Channel. Nunley s Amusement Park, which was in operation for over 50 years, has a special place in the memories of multiple generations of Long Islanders. After the park closed, the rides and games were sold at auction. In protest, Long Islanders banded together to prevent the carousel from being disassembled and sold off separately. Recognizing the passion residents held for the park, Nassau County stepped in and purchased the beloved carousel, and an elaborate campaign was established for its restoration. The year 2012 marked the 100th anniversary of the famous Nunley s Carousel, which is currently in operation at Museum Row in Garden City, New York."
Author : Jennifer ST.Pierre
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692434130
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (341 download)
Download or read book Frontier Town Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now written by Jennifer ST.Pierre and published by . This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soft cover, second edition version. Frontier Town was the original theme park in the Adirondack mountains. This book tells some of the history from the perspective of the owners, former staff, staff's families, volunteers and visitors. Originally this was going to be a photography book but as more people contributed photos they talked about the stories that in time would have been lost. The theme park was the inspiration for Disney replica built in his western theme park in California. Frontier Town in North Hudson NY gave generations of families employment as well as giving students summer jobs to prepare for college. The trades taught at Frontier Town inspired visitors to take on crafting and trades. The atmosphere of Frontier Town inspired a family friendly workplace with three owners that worked as a team to build a business that would effect anyone that visited. During transitions in management style, the theme park retained a culture that included real cowboys, Native Americans and a living museum set in a Frontier Town. Now abandoned due to taxes its future is being left up to the courts as the buildings return to nature. Its beauty remains even in its ghost state. Photography of this beautiful town has brought it back to life as it remains in the hearts of anyone that has seen it. Co-Author and Nature Photographer Jennifer ST.Pierre and former employee Tammy Whitty-Brown collaborated with over 150 people to finish this project.
Author : Harry Skrdla
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568986159
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Ghostly Ruins written by Harry Skrdla and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2006-09-28 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With Ghostly Ruins, author Harry Skrdla guides your tour of thirty abandoned locations from around the country - homes and hotels, power plants and prisons, whole neighborhoods and even entire towns. These are the happy memories of your grandparents' and great-grandparents' childhoods, such as the United Artists movie palace in Detroit, the rollercoasters at Chippewa Lake Park in Medina, Ohio, and the Palace of Fine Arts from the Chicago World's Fair." "And then there are the structures that were massive and forbidding even at their peaks, before falling to disrepair: the Bethlehem Steel Mill and Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania and Bannerman's Castle, a munitions depot stranded on a lonely island in upstate New York. Even the works of some of our nation's most revered architects are not impervious to decay. Witness Albert Kahn's Packard Plant and Philip Johnson's New York State Pavilion." "Perhaps eeriest of all are the ghost towns of Bodie, California and Centralia, Pennsylvania, where a trash fire in a nearby mine exploded into an underground inferno in 1962. The fire still blazes today. Skrdla shows you all this and more, telling the tale of each place in its prime and the story behind its fall, accompanied by more than two hundred photographs depicting these locations at both yesterday's historic heights and today's decrepit depths."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Lyman Horace Weeks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Prominent Families of New York written by Lyman Horace Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sandra Hudnall Day
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738533995
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (339 download)
Download or read book Steubenville written by Sandra Hudnall Day and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bibliography: p. 128.
